First GRID 2 gameplay videos released

Codemasters has released the first footage from next year’s racer GRID 2, with two new videos: one set on the Californian coast and the other on the streets of Chicago.

GRID 2 – Californian dreamin’ (about racing)

The first two gameplay videos for GRID 2 have gone online, with Codemasters showing off pre-alpha footage from new locations Chicago and the California Coast.That’s not going to do much for fan complaints that Codies are too keen to pander to American audiences but there’s no denying the game looks good. The Chicago video below features a street racing stage including the Camaro SS, Z06 Corvette and Boss Mustang.

Meanwhile, the California Coast video features a head-to-head, point-to-point duel between a contemporary Boss Mustang and a classic Mustang Mach 1. Both courses are playable at the ongoing Eurogamer Expo at Earls Court, which ends on Sunday.

Video:Check out the GRID 2 – Chicago Street Racing footageThe successor to Race Driver: GRID, and the spiritual successor to the TOCA Race Driver series before that, GRID 2 boasts a new ‘TrueFeel’ handling system, tracks from across USA, Europe, and Asia, and four decades worth of cars to drive.‘The core design philosophy for GRID 2 is that we treat the race as a character, not a consequence of simply putting cars on tracks. Everything that goes into the game impacts on that second-to-second, in the moment, blockbuster drama – the feel and personality of the race,’ said executive producer Clive Moody when the game was first announced .GRID 2 is due to be released next summer for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.